Mysore-Kushalnagar rail line may extend till Madikeri

Mysore :

Mysore-Kodagu Lok Sabha MP Pratap Simha has expressed happiness over the announcement of Mysore-Kushalnagar-Madikeri railway link in yesterday’s railway budget.

Speaking to SOM yesterday, Pratap Simha said the Mysore-Madikeri railway link was a long standing demand of the people of Kodagu. He had promised the railway link during his campaign for the Lok Sabha, which has now been fulfilled with the announcement, he remarked. Pointing out that he had met railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda thrice and PM Narendra Modi for fulfilment of the railway needs of the region, Pratap Simha thanked the Railway Minister for making the announcement.

Asserting that the Railway Minister had promised execution of the Mysore-Madikeri rail link soon after the completion of Kushalnagar-Madikeri stretch survey, the MP said Sadananda Gowda’s wife Dattay Sadananda Gowda too had exerted pressure on her husband for the rail link.

City BJP President Maruti Rao Pawar has expressed delight over the maiden Railway Budget presented by Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda yesterday.

Addressing a press-meet here yesterday, Pawar said that the BJP as promised is promoting tourism in Mysore region by providing a new Mysore-Kushalnagar train which is bound to boost tourism in Mysore and Kodagu districts.

Stating that the State has got 10 new trains in the budget, the City BJP President said the Railway Minister taking into consideration MP Pratap Simha’s appeal has promised to complete the Mysore-Bangalore track doubling within a year.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / July 09th, 2014